Cantonese words starting with F

6,097 entries

发端
faat3 dyun1to originate; to initiate
发短信
faat3 dyun2 seon3to send a text message
发花癫
faat3 faa1 din1to act flirtatiously [colloquial]
发挥
faat3 fai1to display; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to develop (an idea)
发昏
faat3 fan1to faint
发粉
faat3 fan2baking powder
发奋
faat3 fan5to make an effort; to work hard
发愤
faat3 fan5to make a determined effort
发奋有为
faat3 fan5 jau5 wai4to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
发奋图强
faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
发愤图强
faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
发棵
faat3 fo2budding
发火
faat3 fo2to catch fire; to detonate
发货
faat3 fo3to dispatch
发慌
faat3 fong1to become agitated
发放
faat3 fong3to provide; to grant
法库
faat3 fu3see 法庫縣|法库县[Fa3 ku4 Xian4]
法库县
faat3 fu3 jyun6Faku, a county in Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
发晦气
faat3 fui3 hei3(verb) to throw a tantrum because someone is upset of something
发福
faat3 fuk1to put on weight
faat3 fuk6see 法衣[fa3 yi1]
发疯
faat3 fung1to go mad; to lose one's mind
发风
faat3 fung1(verb) go insane or crazy
发风发出面
faat3 fung1 faat3 ceot1 min2not try to hide something; the exposure of scandals
faat3 gaa1the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the ...
发家
faat3 gaa1to lay down a family fortune; to become prosperous
发夹
faat3 gaap2hair clip
发交
faat3 gaau1to issue and deliver (to people)
发胶
faat3 gaau1hair gel
发酵
faat3 gaau3to ferment
发鸡盲
faat3 gai1 maang4(verb) to have night blindness; (slang) to describe someone who has failed to...
发鸡瘟
faat3 gai1 wan1sick chicken; one with tantrum attack (spoken)
发髻
faat3 gai3hair worn in a bun or coil
发绀
faat3 gam3cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen in blood)
发根
faat3 gan1hair roots [written and colloquial]
发急
faat3 gap1to fret; to become anxious
法纪
faat3 gei2law and order
发件人
faat3 gin2 jan4(mail or email) sender
faat3 ging2bailiff
发个轮
faat3 go3 leon4to make a telephone call [colloquial - dated]
发个猪头
faat3 go3 zyu1 tau4to get very rich; to make
发脚
faat3 goek3(verb) start off; start running
发脚
faat3 goek3(noun) the tips of hair
发脚
faat3 goek3a length of hair
发改委
faat3 goi2 wai2abbr. for 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会, PRC National Development and Reform Commissi...
发觉
faat3 gok3to become aware; to realize
发糕
faat3 gou1(food) steamed sponge cake
faat3 gun1judge (in court)
发冠卷尾
faat3 gun3 gyun2 mei5(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
发工资日
faat3 gung1 zi1 jat6payday

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